MR LAMBERT (Devonshire, South Molton)To ask the hon. Member for North Huntingdonshire, as representing the Board of Agriculture, if he will state the statistics of swine fever, anthrax, glanders, and sheep scab for the past three years; also the statistics of animal disease to the latest available date of I this year, together with corresponding totals for the past three years.
972 (Answered by Mr. Ailwyn Fellow s.)The statistics asked for by the hon. Member are given as follows, viz.—
| Swine Fever. | ||
| Outbreaks. | Swine slaughtered as diseased or exposed to infection. | |
| Year 1901 | 3,140 | 15,237 |
| Year 1902 | 1,688 | 8,263 |
| Year 1903 | 1,478 | 7,933 |
| First 25 weeks 1901 | 2,011 | 9,723 |
| First 25 weeks1902 | 836 | 3,984 |
| First 25 weeks 1903 | 840 | 3,956 |
| First 25 weeks 1904 | 762 | 3,695 |
| Glanders (including Farcy). | ||
| Outbreaks. | Horses attacked. | |
| Year 1901 | 1,347 | 2,370 |
| Year 1902 | 1,155 | 2,040 |
| Year 1903 | 1,456 | 2,499 |
| First 25 weeks 1901 | 621 | 1,080 |
| First 25 weeks 1902 | 538 | 993 |
| First 25 weeks 1903 | 655 | 1,078 |
| First 25 weeks 1904 | 725 | 1,321 |
| Anthrax. | ||
| Outbreaks. | Animals attacked. | |
| Year 1901 | 651 | 971 |
| Year 1902 | 678 | 1,032 |
| Year 1903 | 767 | 1,143 |
| First 25 weeks 1901 | 346 | 494 |
| First 25 weeks 1902 | 370 | 612 |
| First 25 weeks 1903 | 416 | 649 |
| First 25 weeks 1904 | 517 | 807 |
| Sheep Scab. | ||
| Outbreaks. | Sheep attacked. | |
| Year 1901 | 1,537 | 22,764 |
| Year 1902 | 1,664 | 21,523 |
| Year 1903 | 1,833 | 24,431 |
| First 5 months 1901 | 1,071 | 15,905 |
| First 5 months 1902 | 1,011 | 12,055 |
| First 5 months 1903 | 1,046 | 12,015 |
| First 5 months 1904 | 913 | 13,249 |